-I've been working at a vinyard on and off, I work on whats called a 400 euro basis, which means I can only earn 400 euros in a month, (which is the maximum I can earn without having to pay taxes) but because I work 9 hour days and get 6.50 an hour I burn through that pretty quick.
-I'm hammering out all the details for school and should be starting in September.
-Rene and Marcus, my two closest guy friends are moving away soon. G-d revealed that he's going to take this time to grow Michele and I closer together.
- Last week my Mom was here, we went down to visit my grandma. My grandma is doing a lot better, but it doesn't change the fact my mom was still a basket case from worrying all week. We need to rent out my grandmas house to help pay for her assisted living bills, and my mom just sees a mountain that she can't climb. There was a role reversal where I had to be strong for my mom all week. Rather emotionally draining to say the least.
- G-d revealed some very awesome things to me this past week:
- He revealed how past hurts from past relationships weren't fully healed, He revealed that one of Satan's favorite lies to tell me is that everything good in my life is going to fall apart and I deserve nothing else.
- He revealed that in the storms of life, he picks me up and holds me close to him. I watched the first Nooma entitled Rain, and started crying my eyes out.
- I didn't know how I was going to get to my Michele's place this weekend, (its a half hour away by car and there is no train there), the usual guy who picks me up is on a soccer retreat with the youth group this weekend, but he mentioned I should try calling Michele's sister, I tried and she wouldn't pick up and wouldn't pick up, eventually she did and she said she ould come and pick me up Friday night, I put the phone down and I was hit, in a very real sense, with a line I heard from a sermon recently "We live in a God-drenched world, so there is nothing to be afraid of!" The holy spirit hit me with this line and I just started jumping around and rolling on the floor laughing my head off. Yes folks, the charismatic scene isn't all bullshit.
- I've taught twice in the last few weeks at the high school group, both times was primarily in German, and both times people said I did a good job.
-We have a new American. His name is Wesley and he's from Illinois. Super nice kid, he'll be interning for two months. I'm glad to have him here.
If any of you who read this just wanna throw me an email or IM to chat, please do. I love all of you.
